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>> Friday, September 2, 2011

I'm kind of going through a transition phase of my life. Did you know that?!

It's a good place to be at to wrestle with the unknown and the uncertain. At the same time it brings to the surface a lot of my deeper desires and dreams, and has challenged me in my faith to believe what God can do with this ordinary life of mine!

I find that one of the challenging task these days is answering questions about how it feels to be in this position and about what I have planned for the next phase, not because I didn't know what I want or want to share, but because it is almost too frightening to express them for the fear of not being fully understood or supported.

(Pssst, Spring's here by the way!)

Actually, that's not completely true. I think I am still trying to fully believe in the voices in my mind and heart myself. And I am trying to resist living in the confines of what I can control or accomplish on my own, letting my own fear/inadequacies take over, and questioning what I know is real and true. I can't get anywhere being in those states!

So far, it has been a humbling, restful yet purposeful experience. And I'm thankful that I have a bit of time to pursue my hobbies, contemplate whether to re-learn driving (I may be the only fully-licensed person who can't drive), spending time catching up with people, meeting new people, and trying a lot of new recipes (resulting in the stacks of cakes in my fridge at the moment - feel free to claim them :P)

None of what I said so far has anything to do with this chiffon cake recipe I know. I just felt like sharing and filtering a bit of my thoughts of late on this little space here that I've been neglecting over the week! :)

For some reasons, I had always thought chiffon cake is an Asian inspired dessert but found out recently that it was actually invented in the US back in the 20's! A good chiffon is incredibly light (due to absence of butter like angel food cakes) and is rather foamy and has a fluffy texture which is achieved by beating egg whites until stiff and folding them into the cake batter!

Apart from being light, a chiffon cake should be springy too. And has the ability to make you have one slice after another and before you know it you've eaten half the cake!

Sometimes the simplest treats are the best on a day filled with cherry blossoms.

I love your inner reflections... you are on a path of growth... just watch and see all the beautiful things that God will do through your open heart. What a gorgeous cake! I claim this green tea chiffon cake!

i ve been in such a phase so many times (i ve actually lost count), and every time i believe i ve come out stronger! keep the faith Viv, you ll be fine!love that chiffon cake, ofcourse because it s got matcha in it too, def a must-try!

Oh Viv! Such lovely ponderings about your thoughts about thoughts. I think time and again, we do become lost and served with choices and wishes of unknown significance. I do hope finger-punchin your thought on the keyboard brings out a little therapy for your soul ;)

Somewhat your post has a strict Asian influence with the light cake and green tea... and cherry blossom. Japanese indeed, lovely!

I can't tell how excited I am to see this beautiful matcha chiffon cake! When I meet Japanese friends, there is always someone who knows how to make matcha chiffon cake so I don't feel the need to bake on my own (= zero exprerience). But lately everyone went home and I don't know anyone who make this for me!!! How much I missed this dessert... I know and hear chiffon cake is difficult to make. But... maybe I'll try to make it... not sure if I can succeed as I am not a baker at all. But I miss this too much!! Thanks for sharing and beautiful photos!!!

Hanushi: Thanks so much for assisting me with baking this. Could never have baked it well without your help! haha looks like we're on the same boat then rgd to driving :P I'm sure we'll master is one day :P

Nami: Hehe, I guess now without your chiffon cake making friends, you need to finally try this in your own kitchen. I'm sure if you bake this, it would turn out even more amazing than mine without a doubt! It's not too difficult, just need to ensure that the egg white is beaten properly until stiff!

i've been on a matcha kick lately, and this looks super yummy, especially with that icing sugar top! Am just wondering though, did you use the correct pan size? Cos the chiffon cake looks slightly shorter than usual (don't take offense please!)

Quay Po Cooks: Chiffon cakes are super easy compared to macarons! If you can make decent macarons then u can prob make chiffon in your sleep hahah! Looking fwd to see you perfecting the macarons :)

Juliana: Yes what coincidence! Hope you have had a lovely week too!

Janine: Thansk :) Yeah, I wondered about that myself to be honest haha! the recipe says 18cm pan which i used...I think the traditional chiffon should be twice my height..so maybe i will double the recipe next time or something! :) thanks for your heads up though!

XLB: Wow thats awesome! I can just imagine how delish those chiffon-in-disguise 'muffins' are :) So glad it worked out for you.

I love chiffon and angel food cakes for their light texture. What I love about this matcha cake is that gorgeous color. I would like to claim one of those pieces! Best wishes during your transition phase. I'm going through a bit of one at the moment myself.

Oh My!! Spring left NY and went to Australia! Beautiful cherry blossoms and Breathtaking Matcha cake you have! I think the two go together like an old couple. Nothing beat this combination. Imagine you are eating the Matcha cake under the cherry trees. I am jealous! Winter is slowly creeping back to NY, ugh... but I will come more often to feel the spring over there. cheers!

I made this beautiful cake! With a sweetened whipped cream on top, with macha-powder icing sugar on top!I used plain flour.. not aware of how to get cake flour in Australia...My cake was beautiufl and spongy and light!Only needed baking for 35 mins otherwise it would have dried out i think!It was a hit at the gathering I took it to and didn't last long!

Thankyou for this lovely recipe and I adore your beautiful step by step photographs

Looks so delicious, I'm planning to make chiffon cake soon and might try this! I thought I was the only one who thought chiffon cake was Asian inspired too lol, I don't know whether that is because my mum makes pandan and orange chiffon cake. I didn't realise until a few months ago!

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